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Debate

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Argument with rules that ensure both sides have equal opportunity to present positions

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What are the steps in a forensic progression?

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1-settle through discussion
2-more formal persuasive speeches are presented
3-formal discussion with rules and an outside third party arbitrator

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Affirmative

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Argues in favor of a resolution or topic

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Negative

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Argues against a resolution or topic

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Resolution

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The topic of the debate

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What are the types of resolutions?

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Problem, Fact, Value, Policy

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Proposition of problem

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Used to address a controversial issue and generate solutions. (current, no loaded language, open ended, doesn’t require the group to agree on moral questions)

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Proposition of fact

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Can be proven true or false

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Proposition of value

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One belief or idea is better than another

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Proposition of policy

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Broad, complex, and concerning current problems facing our country and the world. Call for change in the current policy of a controversial issue with evidence on both sides.

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What are the team roles in the legal model of debate?

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Affirmative is the prosecution with the burden of proof, Negative is the defense with the presumption of innocence

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What is the role of a constructive speech?

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Introduce arguments and positions of the speaker

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What is the role of a rebuttal speech?

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Review and extend the constructive issues

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What is the structure of a policy debate?

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1st Aff, Neg, 2nd Aff, Neg, each 8 minutes long and followed by a 3 minute cross examination
1st Neg, Aff, 2nd Neg, Aff, each 5 minutes long

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Argumentation

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The formal process of presenting evidence in debate-3 steps

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What are the steps of argumentation?

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Data, Warrant, Claim, Reservation

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Data

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Evidence

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Warrant

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Reasoning-logical explanations that tie evidence to the argument

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Claim

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Conclusion-Need to change the status quo

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Reservation

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Rebuttal-Arguments against the data, warrant, and claim

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What are the tests of evidence?

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Relevance, sufficiency, recency, consistency, accessibility, studies

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Inductive reasoning

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Going from a specific instance to a general conclusion

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Deductive Reasoning

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Going from a generally accepted claim to a specific instance to prove that what is true in a general sense also applies to a specific instance

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Syllogism

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A major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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What are the tests of inductive reasoning?

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Enough examples presented? Examples are typical? Conclusion allows for exceptions?

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What are the tests for syllogism?

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Major premise true, minor premise true, major and minor premise relate to eachother

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Sign

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A way of reaching a logical conclusion based on physical evidence

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Analogies

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Comparisons, can be literal or figurative

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What is the test for analogies?

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The things being compared must be similar enough to make a valid conclusion

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30
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Cause-Effect

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One thing causes another-different from a correlation/coincidence

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What are the tests for cause effect reasoning?

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One thing must actually be related to the other, and that the effect is actually caused by the cause

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32
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What are the fallacies?

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Appeals to popular opinion, Hasty Generalization, Ad Hominem, Slippery Slope, Equivocation

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Fallacy

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A false or mistaken idea based on faulty reasoning

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Appeals to popular opinion

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Something should be supported because everyone is supporting it

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Appeals to tradition

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We have always done it this way, so the status quo should be maintained

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Hasty Generalization

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Jumping to conclusion

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Ad Hominem

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“Against the man” Discounting expert testimony without valid reason

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Slippery Slope

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Taking one measure, which might be desirable, will result in other measures that are not desirable, so the first measure should be rejected

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Equivocation

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Some people use the same words differently, a piece of evidence can mean something other than the way it is presented

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Flowing

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System of taking notes during a debate

41
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Flow sheet

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The paper on which notes are taken

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Affirmative case parts

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Rationale and plan

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Rationale

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Reason or reasons for adopting a resolution, usually presented as observations, contentions, or advantages

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Plan

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The affirmative proposal for putting the resolution into effect. Should solve needs or gain advantages

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Status quo

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The present system of laws, programs, policies etc.

46
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Should and should/would

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The proposed change should be adopted, not that it will be

The negative argues that the aff. team’s plan won’t be passed

47
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Fiat

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“Let it be done” The affirmative can argue that whether or not the plan would be passed it should be accepted in the debate

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Burden of Proof

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The affirmative team is obligated to show why the status quo is not working using evidence

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Prima Facie Case

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“On the face of things” The affirmative must provide evidence and reasons so that the judges and listeners will accept their position on face value

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Issues

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Important questions and considerations-Basis for structuring the affirmative case

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Stock Issues

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Fundamental requirements of a debate-Topicality, Harms, Inherency, Solvency, Disadvantages

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Topicality

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The plan and evidence must fall within the scope of the topic

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Extra topicality

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A solution to the problem which is outside the scope of the problem

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Plan spikes

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Additions to the plan that explain things like funding or enforcement

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Effects topicality

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When the resolution requires substantial change, and the plan provides minimal change. The plan includes something other than what is prescribed by the topic, but it has the effect of producing what the topic calls for

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Harms

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Show a problem with the status quo that must be significant enough to cause a change

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Quantitative significance

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Presented in measurable numeric form

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Qualitative significance

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Not measurable, but shows how the quality of a system is effected

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Future significance

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Something that will need to be solved in the future

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Inherency

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The status quo can’t be enough to fix the problem-Comes from a poor structure or lack of structure. Money is not a barrier

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Attitudinal inherency

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The attitudes rather than the structures cause the problems, and attitudes cannot be eliminated

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Uniqueness

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If the status quo can also gain advantages, the case has no inherency or uniqueness

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Solvency

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The affirmative plan must be capable of solving the problem and can’t create serious workability problems

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Disadvantages

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The plan should not create new disadvantages, and the advantages should not be outweighed by disadvantages

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Paradigms

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Models or ways of viewing the world

66
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Tabula Rosa

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Blank slate, debaters argue the merits of their case and also the paradigm from which they should be judged

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Need plan case

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The basic two part case, made of the rationale and the plan

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Add-ons

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Added plan benefits that may address solvency issues or list additional advantages

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Timing of add-ons

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First speech: Development of the plan affected

Second speech: Time left form refutations is reduced

70
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Overviews

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Off-case arguments, The first negative uses them to start with a preview of the negative case

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Underviews

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Summarize the negative position at the end of the first neg. constructive

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Negative Topicality

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The neg. argues that the aff. does not meet topicality, which is often related to the aff. definition of terms

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Negative significance/harms

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The Aff. team must prove a significant reason for change, so the neg. should argue the significance of each point the aff. presents

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Negative inherency

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The neg. argues by illustrating how the present system is already addressing the need or advantage without the resolution

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Minor Repairs

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Although the status quo is not perfect, it only needs minor repairs.

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Alternative Causalities

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Prove that the Aff. reasons for a harm are not the only ones.

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Plan justification

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Does the aff. rationale justify the particular plan?

78
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Over and under justification

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Over-Calling for more action than the plan provides

Under-Doing more than what is justified by the rationale

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How to attack Solvency

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Question the feasibility of the aff. proposal

80
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How to attack Funding

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Routinely ask how much the proposal will cost

81
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How to attack Enforcement

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Can you detect violations? Is there incentive to circumvent the plan’s intent?

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How to attack Disadvantage

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Illustrate the disadvantages of the plan outweigh any advantage the plan might produce

83
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Linear disadvantages

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The more you have of a particular situation, the more disadvantage occurs

84
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Brink disadvantages

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The affirmative proposal is the brink that ultimately leads to catastrophe

85
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Thesis of a disadvantage

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Link-Aft. plan takes action that links to the DA
Uniqueness-The DA does not occur under the status quo
Brink-The action taken by aff. is enough to upset status quo and plunge us into trouble
Effects-The sequence of events the aff. causes with plan
Weight- The DA is strong enough to outweigh the advantages

86
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Where did cross examination debating debut?

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University of Oregon, 1924

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